Cliff Mautner's Lighting and Skillset Workshop

I went to Cliff Mautner's workshop this week. Cliff is a great teacher. I am so glad i went and learned so much from him. I had a great time and met some of the coolest photographers from all over the country. There were 4 people travel all the way from Canada. These were the group pics we did before we took off. A few people were missing from the group pictures because they had to leave early. This was such a great group. After 3 days of workshop, i felt I've known them for a longtime. Everyone was so honest and open to share everything. I'll post more workshop pictures later.

US up for a change

Congratulations to President Barack Obama. I am so glad this whole thing is over. History has been made. The American people is ready for a new change. For better or worst, we will find out the answers in future.

Photo Plus Expo NYC

I really had a great time at PPE this year. I saw a lot of great photographers at the show. It’s very exciting to talk to Joe McNally, David Hobby, Jesh de rox and others at the show. It’s cool to checkout all the new products presented at the show. Especially I learned a lot from those seminars. The speakers were very inspiring. I only attended 2 days but I wish I could make it to the last day of the show. If you couldn't’t make it this year, I strongly suggest that you check out the show next year.

No Swimming?

Last week when i was shooting outdoor wedding pictures. Look what i saw. A couple were swimming in a no swimming area. And it was pretty cold that day too. i don't know why they did it. but they were risking their life. They got out of water after a few minutes. They told us this is what 30 years of marriage can do to you.

last saturday's wedding

here is a few details from last Saturday's wedding i shot in NJ. Recently i found that i love shooting details. Not that i don't like shooting other things, just i am more aware of shooting details now.

trying out new effects on wedding dress.


i love the texture added on this picture.




i found this beam of sunlight hit the glasses.

Good balance in life

It’s always hard to keep good balance between life in photography and family. As I get more jobs shooting weddings, I have to sacrifices family time. It gets harder and harder saying good bye to my daughter Elyse before wedding job. This is a life being a wedding photographer. Elyse grows so fast, I want to be with her as much as I could. I don’t want to miss her first laughter, her first word, her first time calls me daddy...but when I go out shoot a wedding. I am 100% concentrate on my job. The wedding day goes by so quick. At the end of the day, I am exhausted but I felt rewarding that I’ve done my best to shoot the couple’s biggest day of their life.

relaxing weekend

I really should update more often because there are so many exciting things happening to my life, my family and my photography journey….

This is post I wrote early the week but didn’t get a chance to posted on my blog until now.

Last Saturday was very relaxing. I was supposed to shoot a wedding on that day but schedule was changed last minute. So we went to have dim sum with couple of friends. The weather was perfect, not too cold. Elyse seems enjoyed the short trip. She was looking around like everything is new to her. She kept on turning her head around, left, right, left, right. I wonder what she was thinking. Was she thinking at all? I certainly don’t remember the things I saw when I was 5 months old. We bumped into our uncle’s family in the restaurant. Elyse saw another of her cousin the first time. He is around 2 years old. He is shyer than my little elyse. Hahaha. My little elyse was smiling and everyone love her big smile.